中英互译
subsist on
基本释义
- 以……为生:使用某物作为维持生命的方式;依靠某物生活。
- 靠……维持生活:依靠某物维持生活;以某物为食物来源。
双语例句
- Old people often subsist on very small incomes.老人往往靠十分微薄的收入艰难度日。来自《牛津词典》
- And how do the poor subsist on such a meagre amount?穷人又是怎样靠这般小数目维持生活的?
- Many already subsist on the mere threshold of survival.许多人早已是仅仅能够维持生存。